leod

n. [ AS. leód people, nation, man, chief; akin to OS. liud, OHG. liut, pl. liuti, G. leute, pl., fr. AS. leódan to grow, akin to Goth. liudan, OS. liodan, OHG. liotan to grow; cf. Skr. ruh. √123. ] People; a nation; a man. [ Obs. ] Piers Plowman. Bp. Gibson. [ 1913 Webster ]